Term Name:	tyrosine-based site-specific recombinase activity
Synonyms:	site-specific tyrosine recombinase activity, tyrosine recombinase
Definition:	Catalysis of the formation of new phosphodiester bonds between a pair of short, unique DNA target sequences; occurs through a phosphotyrosyl intermediate in which the target sequence is first cleaved by the nucleophilic attack by a tyrosine in the active site.
Ontology:	GO: Molecular Function [GO:0009037]    QuickGO    AmiGO